Magnolia 'David Clulow'
Family - Magnoliaceae
Category - Shrub, tree
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 6m
Width - 6m
Location - The White Garden
Description: A large Deciduous Shrub or small tree with an upright, spreading habit. Large mid-green leaves are broadly ovate in shape and can reach 25cm in length. Large cup and saucer-shaped flowers are produced on the branches before the leaves emerge. The Blooms are creamy white, each with a faint pink base and can reach to 20cm across. The flowers are held singly on the branches and produced from early into mid-spring.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Large cup and saucer-shaped flowers are creamy white with a faint pink blotch at the base of each bloom. Each flower can reach to 20cm across. The blooms are held singly on the branches and are produced in March and April before the leaves emerge.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Cup and saucer-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: March, April
Foliage:
Large mid-green leaves are broadly ovate in shape. The leaves can reach up to 25cm in length and are Alternately arranged along the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Broadly ovate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained. Magnolia 'David Clulow' prefers a soil with a neutral to acidic pH.